Undershorts construction for men



June 25, 1968 A. w. SLAYDEN UNDERSHORTS CONSTRUCTION FOR MEN Filed Oct.24, 1965 United States Patent 3,389,701 UNDERSHORTS CONSTRUCTION FOR MENAlvin W. Slayden, 3905 Morrison St. NW., Washington, D.C. 20015 FiledOct. 24, 1965, Ser. No. 504,950 4 Claims. (Cl. 128-159) ABSTRACT OF THEDISCLOSURE one other point spaced diagonally upwardly from said firstpoint.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in mens garmentsand particularly to a suspensory support as applied to a bifurcatedgarment referred to as mens undershorts.

It is a primary object of this invention to provide a comfortable,simple, efficient and easily manufactured suspensory support readilyattachable to loose fitting or Boxer type mens undershorts.

It is another object of this invention to provide a suspensory supportof this character that may be worn as an independent support.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a suspensory supportof this character that is non-compressive and well ventilated.

Various attempts have been made in the past to incorporate a suspensoryconstruction in conventional styles of mens undershorts but none havebeen entirely successful. The Brief type shorts and similarlyfunctioning panel inserts in Boxer type shorts partially depend upon theaction of the athletic supporter and result only in compressing the maleorgans to the body, becoming uncomfortable in hot weather andparticularly so when seated. Prior panel and pocket type supports inBoxer shorts have been attached to a front portion of the shorts andobtain their supporting action from the garment in a vertical line.Normal body actions such as bending to sit down or stand up varies thesupport tension from an uncomfortable cutting condition to .a loosenessthat frequently results in dislodgement.

I have overcome these disadvantages by providing a support that receivesits principal supporting action along the natural joint line between theleg and body of the wearer and thus is relatively unaffected by normalbody actions. When standing the male organs depend naturally and whenseated they are supported in a comfortable manner.

These, and other objects and advantages of this invention will becomemore apparent from the following descripition and claims when consideredin conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a bifurcated undergarment,referred to hereafter as undershorts, showing the support panel of theinvention incorporated therein;

FIG. 2 is an inside partial view thereof in a single plane showing theproper relationship of the parts; and

FIG. 3 is an inside view of the embodiment constituting a supportingdevice to be worn independently of the undershorts.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, indicates 3,389,701 PatentedJune 25, 1968 ice generally a mens undershorts of conventional designincluding front portion 11 and 12 centrally divided by a fiy opening 13,back portion 14, waistband 15 and leg encircling portions 16 and 17joined by the crotch seam 18.

The suspensory support panel of the invention, designated 20, is mountedin one side of the undershorts. Panel is generally triangular in shapehaving edges 21, 22 and 23 and apexes 24, and 26. Apex 24 is positionedapproximately on the front part of crotch seam 18 at an appropriatepoint near the lower end of fly opening 13 and panel 20 is then seamedto leg 16 along the edge 22. Seamed edge 22 extends generally downwardlyin leg 16 and is relatively inconspicuous from the front side of theundershorts. Apex 26 is then secured to the side portion of thewaistband 15 at an appropriate point so that the edge 21 will extendgenerally along the natural joint line between the leg and body of aperson wearing the under shorts. When positioned correctly the apex 26will normally be attached intermediate of the front portion 11 and rearportion 14.

Support tension along edge 21 remains relatively unaffected by thenormal bending of the body, even when the fiy edges between frontportions 11 and 12 tend to loosen and buckle when the wearer of theundershorts sits down. When seated edge 23 is tensioned slightly by thechanged angle to the wearers leg and provides a comfortable supportingaction.

Although unnecessary for effective functioning of the support panel,edge 23 may be partially or entirely seamed to the undershorts.Likewise, edge 21 may be seamed part way from apex 26, leaving asufficient space for introduction of the male organs. When edge 21 ispart way seamed the lowest point of the seam becomes in effect theattachment point to front portion 11. This attachment point continues,however, to lie in the above mentioned natural joint line and functionalaction of the support panel is not altered.

FIG. 3 shows the suspensory support designed to be worn independently ofa garment. Its parts and functioning are essentially the same in thisembodiment as when attached to undershorts and parts are designated bynumerals with prime marks to indicate equivalent parts with the samefunctional action as described above. The outer panel 11' is attached towaistband 15' and the inner panel 20 having sides 21, 22' and 23' andapexes 24', 25 and 26' is attached to this outer panel 11 in :a similarmanner and with the same considerations as described and explainedabove. It is obvious in this instance that panel 11' and 20 could be asingle piece of material with the edge 23 being merely a fold line.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shouldbe understood that such changes are within the spirit and scope of thepresent invention as described and claimed herein.

Having thus set forth and disclosed the nature of my invention, what isclaimed is:

1. A suspensory support for men comprising, in combination: mensbifurcated undershorts characterized by a front portion having acentrally positioned fly opening therein, a back portion, and a bodyencircling waistband secured to the upper edges of said front and backportions, the front and back portions being joined at their lower edgesintermediate of their side edges by a crotch portion to define two legportions; and a suspensory panel for male organs applied to the insideof one leg and front portions by an attaching searn extending from apoint at the front of the crotch portion adjacent the lower end of thefly opening downwardly a substantial distance in the front part of saidone leg portion, and to at least one other point in the under-shorts .onthe side of said one leg portion spaced from said front point and lyinggenerally along a line between said front point and a point on thewaistband intermediate of the front and back portions, thereby forming asupporting surface at least generally triangular in shape in the panelfor placement under the male organs.

2. A suspensory su port for men in accordance with claim 1, wherein,said one other point of attachment is spaced from said front point andpositioned in the front portion to generally overlie the natural jointline between the leg and body of a person wearing the undershorts,thereby defining with said front point an upper support edge to thesuspensory panel that lies generally along said natural joint line.

3. A suspensory support for men comprising, in combination: a bodyencircling waistband; an outer panel having its upper edge secured tothe waistband and adapted to substantially cover the front portion ofthe body to one side of the vertical center body line of a personwearing the support; and an inner support panel for male organs appliedto the inside of the outer panel by an attaching seam extending from apoint overlying the front crotch region of the person downwardly asubstantial distance, and to at least one other point spaced from saidcrotch region point and positioned to generally overlie the naturaljoint line between the leg and body of a person wearing the support,thereby forming a supporting surface at least generally triangular inshape in the inner panel for placement under the male organs, and theline between said crotch region point and said other point defining anupper support edge to the suspensory panel that lies generally alongsaid natural joint line.

4. A suspensory support for men in accordance with claim 3, wherein, theinner panel is further attached to the outer panel by a seam extendingdiagonally upwardly from a lower point in said downwardly extendingseam, thereby forming a closed pocket between the outer and innerpanels.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,006,432 10/1911 Carter 128-1593,038,471 6/1962 Van Horne 128-159 ADELE M. EAGER, Primary Examiner.

